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Afghanistan: Taliban now bans women from entering Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan

Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, a group that recently completed two-year rule in the country, have banned women from visiting Band-e-Amir National Park in the central Bamiyan province, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Female Youtuber killed in Kabul

A female Youtuber has been killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city, the Taliban confirmed on Thursday.

Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials

New York: In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.

More than 20 female artists exhibit paintings in in Taliban-ruled Kabul

In a country ruled by Taliban forces and eves being dominated, over 20 female artists exhibited their paintings in Kabul by holding an exhibition.

Rights experts denounce idea of ‘reformed’ Taliban two years after return to power

New York: More than 30 independent UN human rights experts have called for the international community to recommit to support the people of Afghanistan, in a statement issued on Monday marking two years since the Taliban took power.

Afghanistan: Herat witnessing 70 pct drop in manufacturing activity amid power shortages

The Herat Chamber of Industries and Mines has said the region is witnessing a 70 per cent decline in manufacturing activities within its industrial town.

Human Rights Watch slams Taliban for denying rights to women, girls for past two years

Taliban authorities have tightened their extreme restrictions on the rights of women and girls and on the media since taking took control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. 

Terrorism: Pakistan says Taliban administration of Afghanistan is disregarding crucial commitments of Doha agreement 

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has slammed the Taliban administration in Afghanistan for not following the  crucial commitments made in the Doha agreements which included preventing the use of Afghanistan territory for terrorism activities.

Over 2.5 million Afghan immigrants are currently in Pakistan: Envoy

The Afghan consul in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takhari, has said over 2.5 million Afghan immigrants are currently staying in Pakistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban officials flog four people in Kabul over alleged crimes

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Supreme Court has announced that four people, including a woman, were publicly flogged for allegedly being accused of committing “immorality” in the Paghman district.

Taliban leaders suspend Sweden's activities in Afghan after Quran burning

Kabul: The Taliban have suspended Swedish activities in Afghanistan starting Tuesday after the controversial Quran burning demonstration in Stockholm, a spokesperson for the Afghan culture committee said.

Taliban now bans women's beauty salons

The Taliban government of Afghanistan continued to shock the world as it has now issued a verbal decree to ban women's beauty salons in Kabul and other provinces across the country.

Taliban using school buildings as military outposts in Panjshir: Residents

Residents of  Panjshir province in Afghanistan have complained that several school buildings are currently being used by the Taliban as military outposts.

Afghanistan ranked as least positive country in world: Study

A survey has shown that nearly one year after the Islamic Emirate returned to power in Afghanistan, 'life was worse for Afghans than at any point in the past decade -- or for anyone else on the planet'.

Chinese investors visit Afghanistan over possible business expansion: Reports

Kabul: Several Chinese investors have travelled to Afghanistan's   Maidan Wardak to assess the possibility of expanding business opportunities in the region, media reports said.